Air Deccan was the first budget airline of India, and had its first flight on 23/Aug/2003. Air Deccan no longer exists, having been fully rebranded as Kingfisher Red so this site is a memorial to the original Air Deccan. If you would like to fly Kingfisher Red, then you can book flights on their site. However, Kingfisher Airlines has been losing money, and at the moment is not taking new bookings (and so may end up joining Air Deccan as a piece of history).

Air Deccan coming into landPhoto: Josh Rawlin

Air Deccan ATR 72-500

Air Deccan Airbus A-320 aircraft at Bangalore Airport

Air Deccan ATR72-300

Captain G. R. Gopinath, founder of Deccan Air

Awards Captain G. R. Gopinath has received include:

Rolex Laureate Award in 1996.

Knighted with "Chevalier de la Legion díHonneur" from the French government.

As well as Air Deccan, he has also established these other aeronautical companies:

He has led an extremely varied and interesting life, and it is worth checking out this summary of his his biography (if you do not have time for the entire book).

Air Deccan ATR42-500 at a stopover

Air Deccan Airbus A320-232

Air Deccan ATR42-500

Air Deccan ATR-42 (VT-ADH)

Air Deccan ATR-42 (VT-ADH)

Air Deccan taking on passengers

In 2007 Air Deccan stopped using the reservation system from InterGlobe Technologies (based in Delhi) and along with GoAir, moved over to Radixx International from the US. After being merging with Kingfisher Airlines, they moved over to Sabre which is used by many airlines, as well as online travel agents (eg Thomas Cook) and even meta-search (eg I Want That Flight and Zoomtra).

Air Deccan ATR-42 (VT-ADH)

Air Deccan

Air Deccan A320-232 taxi-ing Bangalore Airport

Air Deccan at Mysore airport

Air Deccan was bought by Kingfisher Airines in 2007, after losing money for several years. Air Deccan was now called "Simplifly Deccan" and the planes were repainted red and white to match the colors of Kingfisher Airines. this article explains the deal.